Nursing Supervisor - Surgical Care

Entity: Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | Department: Surgical Care | Work Hours: 7p-7a | Weekend Requirements: As Needed | 1.0 FTEJob Summary:Provides nursing leadership while ensuring implementation of clinical objectives and quality patient care. Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols of the healthcare organization.As a Supervisor at Owensboro Health, you provide frontline leadership and direct support to team members during daily operations. You champion our Safety Culture and foster continuous improvement. You ensure safe, efficient, and compassionate care delivery by monitoring performance, reinforcing expectations, and promoting a just culture. You are a key driver of Owensboro Health’s Target Zero safety commitment, empowering staff to speak up, report concerns, and prioritize patient well-being.Job Responsibilities:Provides leadership, orientation, training, coaching, and mentoring to staff.Ensures staff compliance with department and organization policies, procedures, and protocols.Responds to complaints about patient care and manages through established channels.Implements and monitors patient care plans.Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate.Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.Assesses and coordinates patients' discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.Assesses learning needs of patient and family and provide education based on age, culture, and willingness to learn.Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.Performs job duties in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act.Leadership Responsibilities:Performance Management - Supervises the daily activities of technical, operations, business support or team members and is accountable for performance.Resource Management - Sets priorities for the team to ensure task completion; coordinates worked activities to optimize productivity.Problem solving – identifies and solves problems guided by policies and procedures; delivers guidance with oversight from manager.Delegation - Effectively assigning tasks and responsibilities to team members based on their strengths. May perform duties of subordinates but at an advanced level and typically less than 80% of their time.Leadership Ability – Will approve timecards, participate in hiring, training new hires, provide input into corrective action & development plans, assist with process improvement conduct performance reviews, assist with budgeting and operations, etc.Conflict Resolution - Identifies and addresses conflicts within the team, facilitating constructive dialogue, and finding solutions to disagreements.Change Management - Leads and adapts to organizational changes, communicating effectively during transitions, and engages the team in the process.Leadership Development – Actively engages in the Leadership Development Program by enrolling in the program within the first 6 months of employment and completing the program within the first 2 years of employment.Workforce Safety Statement - Prioritizes the physical and psychological safety of the workforce as a foundational element of high-reliability care. Ensure goals are established with effective monitoring and reporting to improve workforce safety and wellbeing. Promotes safe staffing, supports resilience, and ensures that every team member has the tools, training, and environment needed to perform at their best.Skills and Attributes:Requires critical thinking skills and decisive judgment,Works under minimal supervision.Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.Department specific competencies for positions are detailed in the unit/department scope of service.Position Requirements:Work ExperienceA minimum of 2 years' relevant experience as determined by the organizationEducationBachelor's degree or higher in Nursing required upon hireLicensure/Certification/RegistrationRN - Licensed as a Registered Nurse. Eligible to practice nursing in the State of Kentucky required upon hire ANDBLS - Certified as a Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider required within 45 days of employment in this positionOrganizational Responsibilities:Supports Owensboro Health’s Mission, Vision, Core Commitments, and business interests. Adheres to all organizational policies and procedures. Executes all tasks and behaves in a manner consistent with a culture of compliance, safety and a high reliability organization.Additional Job Information:This job description describes the general nature and level of work required by the position. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of qualifications, skills, duties, responsibilities or working conditions of the job. Specific duties and responsibilities consistent with the general nature and level of work described may vary by department and additional related duties may be assigned as needed. Some duties listed may not apply to all employees with this job description.The job description is subject to change with or without notice, and Management reserves the right to add, modify or remove any qualification or duty. Nothing in this job description changes the existing at-will employment relationship between the Organization and the employee occupying the position.Standard ADA Settings:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Physical Demands: (Clinical-Hospital)Standing: FrequentlyWalking: FrequentlySitting: OccasionallyLifting 0-25 lbs.: FrequentlyLifting 25-75 lbs.: RarelyLifting over 75 lbs.: RarelyCarrying 0-25 lbs.: FrequentlyCarrying 2575 lbs.: RarelyCarrying over 75 lbs.: RarelyPushing/Pulling 0-25 lbs.: FrequentlyPushing/Pulling 25-75 lbs.: FrequentlyPushing/Pulling over 75 lbs.: FrequentlyClimbing: OccasionallyBending/Stooping: FrequentlyKneeling: OccasionallyCrouching/Crawling: OccasionallyReaching: FrequentlyTalking: FrequentlyHearing: FrequentlyRepetitive Foot/Leg Movements: RarelyRepetitive Hand/Arm Movements: FrequentlyKeyboard Data Entry: FrequentlyRunning: OccasionallyVision: Depth Perception: FrequentlyVision: Distinguish Color: FrequentlyVision: Seeing Far: FrequentlyVision: Seeing Near: FrequentlyHazardous Drug Risk Exposure: High-RiskOwensboro Health Core CommitmentsINTEGRITY - We conduct ourselves with a high level of responsibility, reliability and honesty because we take seriously the trust of our patients and coworkers.RESPECT - We value and accept the unique talents and contributions of every patient, customer and team member in the Owensboro Health community.TEAMWORK - We build a spirit of connectivity and fellowship by striving together to overcome obstacles, surpass goals, celebrate accomplishments and plan the future.INNOVATION - We foster original ideas and creative solutions that improve our daily work and promote the mission of Owensboro Health.SERVICE - We focus on service to patients, customers and team members by anticipating their needs, thoughtfully meeting those needs and continually improving the quality of everything we do.EXCELLENCE - We reach beyond basic expectations to expand our knowledge and awareness, produce exceptional work and provide outstanding service. #J-18808-Ljbffr